Pearce Has Gone

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Harsh on Pearce I think, not that I think he's a great manager by any means but he paid the price for a dismal showing by the players. Our U 21's have a lot of Prem/ Championship experience between them and there's no excuses for the way they played.
Southgate seems favourite to succeed from what I've read... God knows why, awful manager in my opinion, would rather the FA kept Pearce over him. If I had a choice, I'd have Eddie Howe. I think having a young manager for the U 21's would be more ideal and I've been impressed at what Howe's down with Bournemouth.
 
The best U-21 manager we've had in years was Peter Taylor. I believe he was shafted by FA politics but he's a perfect example of the occasional manger you get who seems to be a better international manager than club manager. Normally it's assumed a manager is a manager but I'm not so sure. The best club managers do not necessarily make the best international managers. I think Peter Taylor has exactly what it took and should have carried on for years.
 
Howard Wilkinson stitched Taylor up, if I remember right.
Hoddle picked him as his U21 coach when Wilkinson was in some sort of director's role at the FA, then the ex-Leeds manager booted him out and put himself in the job.
Maybe Hoddle being the guy above him could work again, as Taylor's the U20s coach, isn't he?
 
Spurs or Sex? said:
Harsh on Pearce I think, not that I think he's a great manager by any means but he paid the price for a dismal showing by the players. Our U 21's have a lot of Prem/ Championship experience between them and there's no excuses for the way they played.
Southgate seems favourite to succeed from what I've read... God knows why, awful manager in my opinion, would rather the FA kept Pearce over him. If I had a choice, I'd have Eddie Howe. I think having a young manager for the U 21's would be more ideal and I've been impressed at what Howe's down with Bournemouth.
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Whereas I think he brought it on himself after the first game, instead of rallying the troops if you like, bemoaning missing players like Jones, Ox, Welbeck etc, the players he had must have been so enthused to hear that they were only makeshift, probably knew it too, but you don't need the manager saying it out loud after a loss.
 
notsosmartspur said:
Whereas I think he brought it on himself after the first game, instead of rallying the troops if you like, bemoaning missing players like Jones, Ox, Welbeck etc, the players he had must have been so enthused to hear that they were only makeshift, probably knew it too, but you don't need the manager saying it out loud after a loss.
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Can't argue with that.

Just hope Southgate isn't his replacement. No better than Pearce in my opinion and so it's just making a side wards step. Like I said in the previous post, I think the FA should really look at Howe. Young manager, done well for Bournemouth, seems a good man manager and when I watched Bournemouth play a couple times, the football wasn't too shabby either.
 
Spurs or Sex? said:
Can't argue with that.

Just hope Southgate isn't his replacement. No better than Pearce in my opinion and so it's just making a side wards step. Like I said in the previous post, I think the FA should really look at Howe. Young manager, done well for Bournemouth, seems a good man manager and when I watched Bournemouth play a couple times, the football wasn't too shabby either.
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Southgate is another one who talks a good game, but has massive difficulty identifying and getting individuals to play his way. He can observe a game as a pundit pretty well, but just can't apply it himself. As far as Howe, I panicked...thought you meant Don!
 
I doubt Howe would take it. Just got promoted and his reputation seems to be on the rise.
I think SC's mentioned him on here before, if memory serves. One of Redknapp's signings in the past.
 
littleDinosaurLuke said:
U-21 players need to work with a coach who can improve their skills, organisation, tactics etc and prepare the players to progress as a group to senior level- as Germany and Spain have both done successfully. Successful club managers don't necessarily have the right skills; you can't buy in players, you can't add experience, you have a limited pool of players to choose from, who, being English, won't have the natural talent and ball skills we take for granted in young Spanish players, for example.

Who are the best coaches? I haven't a clue, but I don't think Pearce was ever one. He was typical of the manager who wanted the players to play to their strengths, rather than develop their skills. We have to move on from "the big lad up front "and "the big lads at the back" and "he can run all day in midfield" mentality in picking and coaching teams.
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